Not exact matches
In this study, Dr. Yasuoka prepared the so - called «head organizer co.cktail» comprised of several proteins required for head formation
during early development of a fertilized egg and introduced it into a frog
embryo.
During normal
embryo development, X inactivation in females takes place at a very
early stage.
Any such
embryos would just be studied
during their
early development for now — there are no plans yet to try to create a pregnancy with them.
Therefore the researchers used a variety of genetic tools in fruit flies to remove the enzyme that places H3K27me3 marks and discovered that
embryos lacking H3K27me3
during early development could not develop to the end of embryogenesis.
For decades, biologists assumed that these retrotransposons serve no purpose
during normal
development, but He's findings suggest they may be closely tied to the decision - making of
early embryos.
They purposely chose a time
during early development in which
embryos are especially vulnerable to the effects of alcohol.
Wider implications of the findings: Although CIN is also present in in vivo - developed
embryos, in vitro procedures exacerbate chromosomal abnormalities
during early embryo development.
Incidence and recurrence of Neural Tube Defects (serious birth defects of the spinal cord and the brain which arise
during the
early development of the
embryo, most common being spina bifida)